Counties in South Dakota by farms

Minnehaha County had the highest farms of 66 counties in 2007, at 1,194. Buffalo County had the lowest, at 86. The median was 429 and the figure for South Dakota was 31,169. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,194Minnehaha County
Median42966 counties
South Dakota31,169History

Map of counties, 2007

Aurora County: 379 countBeadle County: 750 countBennett County: 265 countBon Homme County: 563 countBrookings County: 986 countBrown County: 1,036 countBrule County: 370 countBuffalo County: 86 countButte County: 584 countCampbell County: 318 countCharles Mix County: 693 countClark County: 577 countClay County: 484 countCodington County: 663 countCorson County: 392 countCuster County: 359 countDavison County: 406 countDay County: 675 countDeuel County: 583 countDewey County: 410 countDouglas County: 363 countEdmunds County: 425 countFall River County: 330 countFaulk County: 294 countGrant County: 555 countGregory County: 511 countHaakon County: 284 countHamlin County: 449 countHand County: 484 countHanson County: 308 countHarding County: 252 countHughes County: 305 countHutchinson County: 723 countHyde County: 181 countJackson County: 297 countJerauld County: 239 countJones County: 163 countKingsbury County: 551 countLake County: 514 countLawrence County: 301 countLincoln County: 855 countLyman County: 443 countMcCook County: 545 countMcPherson County: 398 countMarshall County: 523 countMeade County: 879 countMellette County: 216 countMiner County: 356 countMinnehaha County: 1,194 countMoody County: 556 countOglala Lakota County: 250 countPennington County: 655 countPerkins County: 432 countPotter County: 238 countRoberts County: 887 countSanborn County: 354 countSpink County: 624 countStanley County: 165 countSully County: 195 countTodd County: 258 countTripp County: 624 countTurner County: 722 countUnion County: 521 countWalworth County: 279 countYankton County: 658 countZiebach County: 234 count
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count, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Minnehaha County: 1,194 countMinnehaha County1,194Brown County: 1,036 countBrown County1,036Brookings County: 986 countBrookings County986Roberts County: 887 countRoberts County887Meade County: 879 countMeade County879Lincoln County: 855 countLincoln County855Beadle County: 750 countBeadle County750Hutchinson County: 723 countHutchinson County723Turner County: 722 countTurner County722Charles Mix County: 693 countCharles Mix County693Day County: 675 countDay County675Codington County: 663 countCodington County663Yankton County: 658 countYankton County658Pennington County: 655 countPennington County655Spink County: 624 countSpink County624Tripp County: 624 countTripp County624Butte County: 584 countButte County584Deuel County: 583 countDeuel County583Clark County: 577 countClark County577Bon Homme County: 563 countBon Homme County563Moody County: 556 countMoody County556Grant County: 555 countGrant County555Kingsbury County: 551 countKingsbury County551McCook County: 545 countMcCook County545Marshall County: 523 countMarshall County523Union County: 521 countUnion County521Lake County: 514 countLake County514Gregory County: 511 countGregory County511Clay County: 484 countClay County484Hand County: 484 countHand County484Hamlin County: 449 countHamlin County449Lyman County: 443 countLyman County443Perkins County: 432 countPerkins County432Edmunds County: 425 countEdmunds County425Dewey County: 410 countDewey County410Davison County: 406 countDavison County406McPherson County: 398 countMcPherson County398Corson County: 392 countCorson County392Aurora County: 379 countAurora County379Brule County: 370 countBrule County370Minnehaha County: 1,194 countMinnehaha County1,194Brown County: 1,036 countBrown County1,036Brookings County: 986 countBrookings County986Roberts County: 887 countRoberts County887Meade County: 879 countMeade County879Lincoln County: 855 countLincoln County855Beadle County: 750 countBeadle County750Hutchinson County: 723 countHutchinson County723Turner County: 722 countTurner County722Charles Mix County: 693 countCharles Mix County693Day County: 675 countDay County675Codington County: 663 countCodington County663Yankton County: 658 countYankton County658Pennington County: 655 countPennington County655Spink County: 624 countSpink County624Tripp County: 624 countTripp County624Butte County: 584 countButte County584Deuel County: 583 countDeuel County583Clark County: 577 countClark County577Bon Homme County: 563 countBon Homme County563Moody County: 556 countMoody County556Grant County: 555 countGrant County555Kingsbury County: 551 countKingsbury County551McCook County: 545 countMcCook County545Marshall County: 523 countMarshall County523Union County: 521 countUnion County521Lake County: 514 countLake County514Gregory County: 511 countGregory County511Clay County: 484 countClay County484Hand County: 484 countHand County484Hamlin County: 449 countHamlin County449Lyman County: 443 countLyman County443Perkins County: 432 countPerkins County432Edmunds County: 425 countEdmunds County425Dewey County: 410 countDewey County410Davison County: 406 countDavison County406McPherson County: 398 countMcPherson County398Corson County: 392 countCorson County392Aurora County: 379 countAurora County379Brule County: 370 countBrule County370
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in South Dakota by farms, 2007) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in South Dakota by farms, 2007. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-dakota-counties?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in South Dakota by farms, 2007. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-dakota-counties?period=2007.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in South Dakota by farms, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/south-dakota-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Minnehaha County, with 1,194 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Buffalo County, with 86 in 2007.

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